# Lebanon Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade & Festival > Event for families in the Cincinnati area (OH / KY / IN). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM - Where: Historic downtown Lebanon, Downtown Lebanon, Lebanon, OH 45036 - Ages: All ages - Price: General admission to the parade is free; reserved boxes sold separately - Organizer: Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce and MANE, Inc. - Official page: https://www.lebanonchamber.org/carriage-parade-visitors/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/lebanon-horse-drawn-carriage-parade-and-festival--listing-b797465ca1c0ee7a13aa2594 ## About The 37th annual Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade fills historic downtown Lebanon with dozens of decorated horse-drawn carriages, in two runs: a Daylight Parade at 1:00 pm and the traditional Candlelight Parade at 7:00 pm. Around the parades, a Christmas festival and market runs from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm with food trucks, local vendors, holiday shopping and pictures with Santa. General admission to watch the parade is free; reserved viewing boxes are sold separately for groups. The Chamber posts a downtown public parking map and a 2026 shuttle map on the event page, and says it will add parade entertainment, route and festival details as the day approaches. ## Similar picks in Cincinnati - [6th Annual Loveland Christmas Tree Lighting Festival](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/6th-annual-loveland-christmas-tree-lighting-festival--listing-b22d6426d05a049eac426437) — Sat, Dec 5 · Historic Downtown Loveland (tree on the Little Miami Scenic Trail near West Loveland Avenue) · checked Oct 14. The City of Loveland and the Loveland-Symmes Firefighters Association host an evening of festive entertainment and family activities in Historic Downtown Loveland, ending with… - [Holiday Family Festival at the Taft](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/holiday-family-festival-at-the-taft--listing-ea6c0adf475a0e159b9e5161) — Sun, Dec 6 · 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Taft Museum of Art · Free · checked Oct 14. Holiday celebration for the whole family: meet Santa (10 a.m.-12 p.m.), make artworks to take home or gift in the Dater Education Space, explore the galleries and holiday… - [Middletown Santa Parade and Holiday Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/middletown-santa-parade-and-holiday-tree-lighting--listing-8b11c16c1bd462c3ab5c87d7) — Sat, Nov 28 · 5:00 PM · Central Avenue (Curtis St. to Governor's Square), downtown Middletown · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Middletown's Santa Parade travels along Central Avenue from Curtis Street west to Governor's Square, where Santa lights the Middletown Holiday Tree at the end of the parade. It… - [8th Annual Fairfield Parade of Lights](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/8th-annual-fairfield-parade-of-lights--listing-c303abea09bf48e961368526) — Sat, Nov 21 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Village Green Park & Fairfield Community Arts Center (parade steps off from Waterworks Park) · Free · checked Oct 14. Fairfield's holiday parade and tree lighting. Activities start at 5 PM: a children's craft and the Festival of Trees opening inside the Fairfield Community Arts Center, and food… - [Santa Fly-In at the Tri-State Warbird Museum](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/santa-fly-in-at-the-tri-state-warbird-museum--listing-179861576ab9528141549ecb) — Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Tri-State Warbird Museum, Batavia · From $10 · checked Oct 24. The Tri-State Warbird Museum in Batavia calls its Santa Fly-In its most popular family event of the year: Santa arrives at the museum by plane while families wait to greet him… - [Saturday with Santa (Liberty Township)](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/saturday-with-santa-liberty-township--listing-af9004b7b5742279dd72932b) — Sat, Dec 5 · 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM · Center Point Christian Church, Liberty Township · checked Oct 14. Liberty Township's Saturday with Santa morning event at Center Point Christian Church. The township calendar lists the date, time and place; details are marked TBD. ## More for families - [This weekend in Cincinnati](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Cincinnati](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati.md)